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Sparring

We first train our technique in Empty Hand to make the technique it self perfect, once the student started to get a understanding of the techniques and how they work, then we test the techniques in sparring. We do allow stuff like “sucker punch” and “dirty tricks”, as long as the student dont damage each other, since we try make our style for defence on the street (even that many of the things we do can also be used in tournaments and students are welcome to do so)…..

The rules when we do sparring are:

1. Dont damage each other, train in a safe way.
2. Semi-Contact to the body and slaps with open hand to the face (not the face area like eyes, nose and mouth) is okay….
3. Dirty tricks is also allowed…..

Note: The slaps to the face are made like hook, backfists and uppercut just with open hand. Cross is allowed to but you just stop the strike both to avoid damage and to show/train control in your technique….

1. Sparring with the Eskrima Stick:

We do sparring in many different ways, below is a video with me and Grandmaster John Villasin training “the Play” a form of sparring from the Villasin Balintawak Style:

2. Sparring with Empty Hands:

This is a video of two of my students training Empty Hand sparring. Please note: They are both beginners…

3. Sparring with Empty Hands Vs. Knife:

This is a video of two of my students training Empty Hand vs. knife sparring.
Please note: They are both beginners…

4. Sparring with Knife Vs. Knife:

This is a video of two of my students training Knife vs. Knife sparring.
Please note: They are both beginners…

5. Sparring with “focus on one area”:

Besides above we also sometimes trains sparring with focus on one area only like Kicking only, striking only, ground fighting only, the pocket stick only and so on…….

Originally posted 2009-09-22 11:16:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter